Each time you touch an object, any object, you create a vibration signature that's unique to the shape and density of the object combined with the placement of your touch. Ultra sensitive microphones can "listen" to this and take a fairly good guess about the X and Y coordinates of your touch. Throw in a little computing power and you've got a brand new computer / human interface.
But is it really all that useful to touch walls in an effort to control your computer mouse? That's just the proof of concept, it turns out. This technology has implications that go way beyond your computer mouse or your office wall. Combined with sufficiently advanced display technology, you could have floating, virtual keyboards on your tabletop, or a navigation bar on your desk.
And it's ultra portable, too. There's nothing to carry other than a tiny microphone and whatever interface hardware (cable, etc.) is necessary to plug this in to a computer.
Of course, this is all speculation. The technology is just being explored. But it has potentially grand applications.
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